Loop taker



K. C. DICKSON. Loo'P TAKER APPLICATION FILED W. 25. 1'92!- lPmn Oct. 10,1922.

INVENTOR.

I Mam 401 mm KIT CARSON DICKSON, 0F DAVENPORT, IOWA.

LOOP Texan;

application filed January 25, 1921. Serial No. 439,859.

(FILED UNDER THE ACT OF MARCH 3, 1883, 22 STAT. L, 625.)

To aZZwlwm it may concern Be it known that I, KIT CARsoN DICKSON, acitizen of the United States, and a'resi+ dent of Davenport, county ofScott, State of Iowa, have invented an Improvement 1n Loop Takers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention described herein may be used by the Government, or any ofits ofiicers or employees in prosecution of work for the Government, orby any other person in the United States without of any royalty thereon.

The subject vof this invention is a loop taker intended for use on asewing machine,

especially one designed for sewing canvas, leather or other heavymaterial.

In the taker now in use on such machines the taker point and frame areintegral or the point is firmly affixed to the frame so that when thepoint becomes ,dull or broken an entire new unit must be secured.

The present invention provides a frame with a loop point detaehablyconnected thereto so as to be readily removed and a new point secured inplace.

With these and other objects in 'vie'w which will hereinafter more fullyappear the invention resides in the novel arrange ment and combinationof parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described andclaimed, it being" understood that changes in the precise embodiment ofthe invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of whatisclaimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

ne practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdraw-' ing, wherein: t

Fig. 1 is a perspectiveof a taker-up constructed in accordance with theinvention;

payment to me .Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the point detached;

gig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same, an

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the frame with the point detached.

Referring to the drawing by numerals of reference In carrying out theinvention I provide a frame 10 of substantially circular formation andhaving a hollow shank l1 bifurcated at its end to provide for connectionto a moving part of the machine, and formed with a cut-away portion 12.This frame is drilled-to provide an aperture 18 for the reception of themachine screw 1e by means of which the loop point is detachably securedin place on the frame,

The loop point is fashioned with a tapered end 16 adapted to enter andform the loop, and with a depending lug 17 having a face formed to restupon the face 18 of the frame positioned at one side of the cut-awayportion From the foregoing it will be seen that the loop point is firmlyheld and braced upon the frame but may be readily removed therefrom whendesired.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire 'tosecure bv Letters Patent, is:

A loop taker, embodying a frame having a cut-away portion at one endthereof, a loop point having a reduced end extending into the cut awayportion, a lug extending laterally from the point adapted to restagainst the face of the frame and detachable means for securing thepoint to the frame.

KIT CARSON DICKSON.

